Creates a polyline boundary inside closed areas, through the command bar.
Accessing the Command
command bar: -Boundary
alias: -bo
: -boundary
Prompts you in the command bar:
Internal point or [Advanced/Undo]: (Pick a point inside a closed area, or type A)
Internal point or [Advanced/Undo]: (Pick a point inside another closed area, enter A, or press Enter to end the command)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Internal point |
Specifiers the area by picking a point inside a closed area: Internal point or [Advanced/Undo] - (enter an option):
When the program cannot find an enclosed area around your pick point, it reports: Selecting everything visible... |
Advanced Options |
Description |
Advanced |
Entering a for the Advanced option produces the following prompt: [Boundary/Island/eXit] <eXit> - (enter an option)
|
Boundary |
Specifies where the program should search for the entities making up the boundary: Specify boundary set [New/Everything] <Everything>: - (enter an option):
|
Island |
Determines whether islands are hatched over or not; prompts you: Do you want Island Detection? [Yes/No/Outer only] <Yes>:- (enter an option):
|
eXit |
Returns to the previous prompt. |
Procedures
Grips Editing
Boundaries can be edited directly through grips:
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Select the boundary. Notice that it has many grips.
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Drag a grip to stretch the boundary.
Related Commands
BHatch and Hatch - place boundaries and hatch patterns through a dialog box.
-BHatch and -Hatch - places boundaries and hatch patterns through the command bar.
Boundary places a polyline boundary inside closed areas through a dialog box.
GenerateBoundary - Creates closed polylines from faces of 3D solids as well as the boundaries detected when the Enable Boundary Detection open of SELECTIONMODES is activated.
HatchGenerateBoundary - generates a boundary around a hatch or gradient fill.
Properties - changes the properties of boundaries.
Region - creates boundary-like regions.
Settings - specifies the default parameters for boundaries.
XEdges - creates 2D linear entities (lines, arcs, circles, ellipses, elliptical arcs and splines) from the edges of 3D solids, 3D solid faces, surfaces, etc. and regions.